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to Henry Knox

Provides his opinion on the legal haggling over the boundaries of the Waldo patent lands. Discusses the legal authority of the courts to be involved in the disputes.

GLC02437.09167

[Notice of the auction of the estate of Thomas Flucker]

Copy of a printed adverstisement stating the Thomas Flucker's estate is to be auctioned off. TheSupreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts has ordered that the estate be auctioned off, and Knox, as the estate's agent, is promoting this auction.

GLC02437.09235

to Henry Knox

Informs Knox the court has risen without making a judgment in the case of Homer.

GLC02437.07748

[Draft of a speech]

Draft of a speech from the Massachusetts House of Representatives to the recently re-elected governor [Caleb Strong]. Discusses the importance of an independent judiciary as well as other issues of governance, and speaks approvingly of the president...

GLC02437.07785

to Henry Knox

Writes to Knox to discuss why Adams "dissented from the vote for an address to remove the two Judges." Includes the major reasons as to why he dissented, such as that the judges were only accused of "official misdemeanors," and that the Constitution...

GLC02437.07788

[Report to the court]

Report on his opinion of the removal of two judges, Paul Dudley Sargent and William Vinal, from office, without trial. Discusses the nature of their offenses, and how the community was affected. Comments on whether impeachment is a viable option.

GLC02437.07790

to Henry Knox

Recommends a Mr. Copeland of Warren for an appointment as Special Justice, but also believes that Colonel Head or Josiah Reed would be an acceptable choice. Discusses the local bank as well.

GLC02437.07805

to Henry Knox

Had been meaning to write but his health had prevented it before now. Writes to Knox on the subject of the judiciary, because Knox has a sustained interest in it and also has a lot of influence with the legislature. Would like to put the judiciary...

GLC02437.07847

[Opinion on the inheritence of Mrs. Hannah Flucker's estate]

Written in two hands. The first section, apparently in Knox's hand, outlines the lines of ownership and inheritance related to Mrs. Hannah Flucker's estate: declares that upon the death of Mrs. Hannah Flucker (the mother of Lucy Knox), half of the...

GLC02437.07868

to Henry Knox

Written from Georgetown, likely in Maine. Discusses the possibility of Hill's succeeding Judge Bowman in his position, and considers the other candidates.

GLC02437.07886

to Henry Knox

Written from "New Milford," which was renamed Alna, Maine. Writes to inform Knox, as a member of the Board of Council, that he has recommended to Governor [Caleb] Strong that a Justice of the Peace be appointed to his region, and that he has...

GLC02437.07891

to John Wyllie

Writes to ask if Wyllie will help them, through his position on the State Legislature, get approval to appoint a Justice of the Peace for the Walpole section of Bristol. Declares that the town would like to appoint Mr. David C. Burr, who he claims...

GLC02437.07902

to Henry Knox

Recommends Mr. Charles Coffin of Buxton for the position of Justice of the Peace for York County.

GLC02437.07904

to Henry Knox

Writes that he has been informed a petition was submitted to the state government to grant him a Justice's commission. This was done without his knowledge. He adds that several people have subsequently spoken against his reputation in response to...

GLC02437.07921

Copy of information respecting the Insurrection on the 4th of July 1805

Marked "copy." Relates the experiences of George Ulmer, one of the Justices assigned to keep the peace in Ducktrap, Maine, on 4 July 1805. Received a report that five hundred armed men were assembled in the Davistown area to march to Castine and...

GLC02437.07952

to Henry Knox

Recommends John Merrick of Hallowell, Maine, for a Justice of the Peace commission. Also suggests Jonathan Ellis of Topsham for a Special Justice position. Explains their qualifications.

GLC02437.07974

[Certificate]

Certifies that commissioners have been appointed by the Judge of Probate for the county in order to examine some claims regarding the Flucker estate.

GLC02437.08119

to John Pickering

Informs by quoting from a letter he recently received that Pickering has been nominated, and will be appointed, District Judge for New Hampshire. Offers to maintain a communication "on the Business of our Offices as well as an other occasions."

GLC02450.11

to the governor and members of the council of the state of Maryland

Martin, Maryland's attorney general, accepts the appointment to argue the state's claim against the Second Bank of the United States in the landmark case of McCulloch v. Maryland.

GLC02450.12

to Abraham Lincoln

Colonel Rousseau recommends the appointment of Bland Ballard as Judge of the United States for the District of Kentucky. Of Ballard, Rousseau writes, "Mr. Ballard is, in my Judgment, in every way, fitted for that Place. He is a fine lawyer- we have...

GLC02456.24

to Henry Knox

Later copy of original. Asks Knox for his opinion on the abilities and talents of Colonel Joseph Halberstam and John Houston. Says he may consider Houston for a seat as an Associate Judge on the Surpeme Court. Washington asks for Knox opinion of...

GLC02437.09317

[Deposition of Edwin M. Stanton and related legal documents] [decimalized]

Six documents relating to Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton's deposition as a defense witness in the case of John Benjamin (plaintiff) vs. Robert Murray and Jacob H. Perkins (defendants), being heard before the New York Supreme Court. The case, and...

GLC00720

["Deposition of Edwin M. Stanton"].

Stamped as pages 86-92. Signed by Stanton ("Edwin M Stanton") on the seventh page (p. 92). Also signed vertically on the left margin of each of the seven pages by Commissioner A.B. Olin, whose autograph endorsement signed appears below Stanton's...

GLC00720.01

[Printed War Department Order issued by Edwin M. Stanton].

Stamped as page 93. Signed by Stanton vertically along the left-hand margin. (Not signed by Olin.) Labeled "Exhibit 'A'" (possibly in Stanton's hand). A printed copy of Stanton's 8 August 1862 "Order authorizing arrest of persons who discourage...

GLC00720.02

[Printed War Department Order No. 94 issued by Edwin M. Stanton].

Stamped as page 96. Signed by Stanton vertically along the right-hand margin; also with an autograph endorsement signed by E[dward]. D. Townsend certifying that the foregoing order is a true copy of the original. (Not signed by Olin.) Labeled...

GLC00720.03

[Partially-printed attestation of Edward D. Townsend's credentials]

Stamped as page 98. Labeled "Exhibit C," in support of Secretary of War Stanton's deposition (GLC00720.01).

GLC00720.04

[Order to issue a commission to A.B. Olin; defendant's interrogatories; plaintiff's cross-interrogatories]

Stamped as pages 102-108. Pages 102-103 comprise the New York State Supreme Court order to issue a commission to A.B. Olin to examine Edwin M. Stanton. Noted, and signed, as "A copy" by John Wood, clerk, on page 103. A 18 March 1865 note written...

GLC00720.06

[An act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States]

Printed document signed by Jefferson as Secretary of State. Signed in type by Jonathan Trumbull as Speaker of the House, John Langdon as President pro tempore of the Senate, and George Washington as President. Results of the second session of the...

GLC00818

to E. W. Stoughton

Discusses the issue of presidential power to disregard district judges in the case of vacancy of the office, sickness, or disease of the district judge.

GLC00839

to James Bridge

Adams chronicles a trip to New York to visit the first United States Congress. Adams describes his interactions with a man named Atkins and another named Mr. Mayer in Newport. He also describes various passengers on the ship he took to New York. In...

GLC00958.05

The Deposition of John Posey, re: parcel of spoiled herring

Document signed by Washington in the text and at the end as Justice of the Peace, with a nine line docket in his hand. Concerning a parcel of spoiled herrings.

GLC01058

to Samuel Holton

Letter written to fellow jurist Samuel Holton discussing the qualifications of a justice, the readiness of the American forces, and George Washington's opinion of his own army. Satirizes another judge who thinks all judges should have "the prime...

GLC01579.01

Official U.S. Bulletin. [Vol. 3, no.524 (January 29, 1919)]

Newspaper published daily by order of the president by the United States Committee of Public Information. Contains the text of the eighteenth amendment, which established the prohibition of alcohol. Accompanied by a statement by acting Secretary of...

GLC01668

The sinking of the steamer Ville Du Havre [scrapbook]

An annotated scrapbook concerning the sinking of the steamer Ville du Havre, on which Peckman's father died.

GLC05085.04.01

In Memory of Rufus W. Peckham

GLC05085.04.02

Memoir H.A. and Rufus W. Peckham, Jr.

GLC05085.04.03

Family Tree of Rufus Preckham

GLC05085.04.04

Trial of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States...

[title continued] before the Senate of the United States, on impeachment by the House of Representatives for high crimes and misdemeanors. 3 volumes, inscribed to Richard C. Parsons, signed "S.P. Chase". Vol 1: xxii, 741 pp. vol. 2: xxii, 498 pp...

GLC07047.01

Trial of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States...

[title continued] before the Senate of the United States, on impeachment by the House of Representatives for high crimes and misdemeanors. 3 volumes, inscribed to Richard C. Parsons, signed "S.P. Chase". Vol 1: xxii, 741 pp. vol. 2: xxii, 498 pp...

GLC07047.02

Reports of cases ruled and adjudged in the several courts of the United States, and of Pennsylvania : held at the seat of the federal government vol 1

Official printed record of the first ten years of the Supreme Court, volumes 2, 3 and 4. Printed for the reporter at the Aurora Office, Philadelphia. Volume 3 printed by J. Ormrod. Volume 4 printed by Fry and Kammerer. Each volume starts out with...

GLC06049.01

Reports of cases ruled and adjudged in the several courts of the United States, and of Pennsylvania : held at the seat of the federal government vol 2

Official printed record of the first ten years of the Supreme Court, volumes 2, 3 and 4. Printed for the reporter at the Aurora Office, Philadelphia. Volume 3 printed by J. Ormrod. Volume 4 printed by Fry and Kammerer. Each volume starts out with...

GLC06049.02

Reports of cases ruled and adjudged in the several courts of the United States, and of Pennsylvania : held at the seat of the federal government vol 3

Official printed record of the first ten years of the Supreme Court, volumes 2, 3 and 4. Printed for the reporter at the Aurora Office, Philadelphia. Volume 3 printed by J. Ormrod. Volume 4 printed by Fry and Kammerer. Each volume starts out with...

GLC06049.03

to James Madison

Pendleton expresses his pleasure at the organization of government, asks Madison to pass his regards to Adams and Washington, and discusses the state which the judiciary will assume. Also mentions: Appointment of President and Vice-President...

GLC00099.138

to John W. Geary

President Pierce writes to Geary, the newly appointed Governor of the Kansas Territory, emphasizing the delicacy and impartiality with which matters in the heavily pro-slavery territory should be handled. He covers the removal from office of various...

GLC00375

to Henry Knox

Thanks Knox for several letters, which put his mind at ease regarding General Benjamin Lincoln's military operations (Lincoln led the Massachusetts state militia in Shays' Rebellion) and the dignity of Government. Congratulates Knox on the recent...

GLC02437.09411

to George F. Edmunds

Apologizes for interrupting Senator Edmunds during a senate debate in order to do an interview. Explains that there was a misunderstanding over whether or not Edmunds was engaged in the debate.

GLC02504.38

to W. H. R. Alexander

Declines to advise Alexander on the purchase of law book.

GLC02504.40

to Ulysses S. Grant

Signed by United States Senators Carpenter, Timothy Otis Howe, and Representative David Atwood, all from Wisconsin. Docketed by President Grant. The three Congressmen "earnestly recommend Hon James C. Hopkins, of Madison Wisconsin to be appointed...

GLC02505.05

The opinion of Justice Peter V. Daniel of the United States Supreme Court in the famous Dred Scott case.

Daniel's original manuscript of his opinion on the Dred Scott case, bound into a book. Daniels, a passionate slavery advocate, argues that slavery had more protection under the Constitution than any other form of property. He supports the majority...

GLC02546.01

to Isaac Dutton Barnard, William Marks, John B. Steneger, D. M. Miller and J. B. Sutherland

In absence of recommendations for clemency from the prosecuting attorney and the judge who tried the case, Jackson asks for their recommendation if pardon should be granted to "Craig," a prisoner who was convicted 10 May 1830. Barnard and Marks were...

GLC02770